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<h1 class="topictitle1">Preparing for the Backup</h1>
<div><p>Before backing up VMware VMs, prepare related information listed in <a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839267053__en-us_topic_0000001456414602_en-us_topic_0000001455091930_table10744125193920">Table 1</a>.</p>

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<tbody><tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="17.34%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.1 "><p>VMware Tools installation document</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="12.75%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.2 "><p>N</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="53.56999999999999%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.3 "><p>Before performing application-consistent backup or file-level restoration, you must install VMware Tools on the protected VM or target VM. You must install VMware Tools on the VM as required.</p>
<p>For details, see <a href="https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Tools/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Installing VMware Tools</a>.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="16.34%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.4 "><p><a href="en-us_topic_0000001792387912.html">Step 1: Checking and Installing VMware Tools</a></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="53.56999999999999%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.3 "><p>You must configure the pre- and post-processing scripts for application-consistent backup on the protected VM before performing application-consistent backup.</p>
<p>For details, see <a href="en-us_topic_0000001839267033.html">Step 3: Configuring the Application-Consistent Backup Script</a>.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="16.34%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.4 "><p><a href="en-us_topic_0000001839267033.html">Step 3: Configuring the Application-Consistent Backup Script</a></p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="17.34%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.1 "><p>Management IP address of the VMware virtualization platform</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="12.75%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.2 "><p>Y</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="53.56999999999999%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.3 "><div class="p">Obtain the information from the VMware virtualization platform administrator.<ul><li>Obtain the management IP address of the vCenter Server when registering the vCenter Server with the <span>OceanProtect</span>.</li><li>Obtain the management IP address of the ESXi host when registering the ESXi host with the <span>OceanProtect</span>.</li></ul>
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<td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="4" valign="top" width="16.34%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.4 "><p><a href="en-us_topic_0000001839267021.html">Step 5: Registering the VMware Virtualization Environment</a></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.2 "><p>Y</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.3 "><p>Obtain the information from the VMware virtualization platform administrator.</p>
<ul><li>When a vCenter Server is registered, the username and password for logging in to the VMware vSphere Web Client must be obtained.</li><li>When an ESXi host is registered, the username and password for logging in to the ESXi host must be obtained.</li></ul>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.2 "><p>N</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.3 "><p>When registering a VMware protected environment, you are advised to import the CA certificate of the protected environment. Otherwise, the system cannot verify the information about the accessed devices, resulting in security risks.</p>
<p>For details about how to obtain the certificate, see <a href="en-us_topic_0000001839187061.html">Step 4: Obtaining the VMware Certificate</a>.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.3 "><p>It is issued by the certificate authority.</p>
<p>If a certificate is revoked due to security risks, import it into the revocation list.</p>
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